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Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02

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Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 ranks 98 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is a public elementary school serving 154 students in grades K-4, located in Colton, South Dakota. This school is part of the Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which is ranked 68 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri-Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. In 2024-2025, 60.71% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.47% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Mathematics, 57.14% of students were proficient or better, compared to 44.58% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 77.77% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 88.89% were proficient or better in Mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Montrose Elementary - 02 and Dell Rapids Elementary - 02, Tri-Valley Elementary's performance is slightly lower, but still above the state average. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 20.8% in 2023-2024 to 6.9% in 2024-2025, and a decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.31% in 2022-2023 to 9.09% in 2023-2024.

154

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,169

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46450 252nd St
Colton, SD 57018

(605) 446-3538

District: Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Students who attend Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03
High:	Tri-Valley High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (67th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg49%

South Dakota avg47%

98^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Tri-Valley School District 49-6

68^th of 147Tri-Valley School District 49-6 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	98 of 300	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	145 of 201	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	91 of 204	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	147 of 202	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	131 of 206	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	112 of 204	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	153 of 207	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.0	122 of 206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	160 of 209	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.5	113 of 201	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	121 of 214	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	109 of 205	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	90 of 194	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	86 of 194	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	31 of 197	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	38 of 194	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	55 of 189	70.9%	★★★★☆
2003	60.0	78 of 187	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	124 of 291	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	104 of 150	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	107 of 151	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	104 of 155	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	85 of 163	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	71 of 237	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	33.8	76 of 112	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	58 of 121	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	42 of 121	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	70 of 292	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.1	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	115 of 157	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	85 of 160	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	96 of 170	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	67 of 248	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	51 of 61	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	112 of 287	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	89 of 185	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	122 of 184	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	147 of 185	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	136 of 191	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	115 of 186	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02	Public	K-4	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 446-3538	154	13	12.0	16.2%	139 (90.3%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	66.5	98^th of 300 public elementary schools	67.3%		34.3	145^th of 201 public elementary schools	27.9%	47	77.8	52.6					60.7	88.9	42.1					57.1				$14,169	$704	$13,465
Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Public	K-4	705 S West Ave	Crooks	57020	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 446-3538	205	16	13.2	27.8%	148 (72.2%)	36 (17.6%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	56.7	141^st of 300 public elementary schools	53.0%					(n/a)	53.1	46.5					49.3	59.4	44.2					50.7				$13,319	$630	$12,689
West Central Hartford Elementary - 05	Public	K-3	303 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 528-3215	368	25	14.8	13.3%	337 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)	56.0							64.3										$10,715	$574	$10,141
Baltic Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 529-5464	307	18	16.9	16.0%	277 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	78	37^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.7%		68	53^rd of 201 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	59.2	63.0	65.0				62.2	77.6	63.0	57.5				66.7	57.5			$11,079	$680	$10,399
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	600 S Main St	Humboldt	57035	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-3131	310	21	14.8	11.3%	288 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	72.8	64^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.7%		61.6	73^rd of 201 public elementary schools	63.7%	9	50.0	49.6	64.3				55.7	67.9	67.3	64.3				66.1	46.9			$10,596	$531	$10,065
Renberg Elementary - 42	Public	K-5	47260 258th St	Renner	57055	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 543-5273	155	10	15.3	56.1%	93 (60.0%)	23 (14.8%)	17 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	40.7	196^th of 300 public elementary schools	34.7%		29.5	153^rd of 201 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	33.3	37.5	28.0				33.3	45.8	43.8	36.0				42.0	32.0			$11,972	$794	$11,178
Chester Elementary -02	Public	PK, KG-5	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 489-2411	154	10	15.4	20.1%	146 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	64.1	110^th of 300 public elementary schools	63.3%		53.1	101^st of 201 public elementary schools	49.8%	9	57.1	50.0	60.0				55.7	66.7	35.0	70.0				57.4	35.0			$12,218	$1,052	$11,166
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	309 W 15th St	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 428-5473	355	28	12.9	12.7%	324 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	81.9	22^nd of 300 public elementary schools	92.7%		89	7^th of 201 public elementary schools	96.5%	15	58.2	68.8					64.4	80.0	74.0					76.5				$11,806	$480	$11,326
Rustic Acres Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	24243 456th Ave	Madison	57042	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	41	3	13.6		41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	251^st of 300 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)	33.3	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	25.0	16.7	25.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	25.0	16.7	25.0	25.0	25.0	$10,858	$417	$10,441
Montrose Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-5025	108	10	10.9	13.9%	100 (92.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	75.4	48^th of 300 public elementary schools	84.0%		57.9	84^th of 201 public elementary schools	58.2%	36	57.1	83.3	72.2				68.6	61.9	75.0	38.9				56.9	61.1			$13,873	$594	$13,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02

What schools do graduates of Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 attend?

Students who attend Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03
High : Tri-Valley High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?

Students at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 a good school?

Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 ranks 98^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 in?

Tri-Valley School District 49-6

How many students attend Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02.

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